LGBTQ Flag Ban Backfires at Missouri Library, Which Now Faces Vote to Ban the Bible

11 hours ago by VetOfTheSeas to c/atheism

St. Charles City-County Library in Missouri is being called to ban the King James Version of the Bible due to depictions of acts of violence in an attempt to challenge the library’s ban on LGBTQ pride...
DarrinBrunner 48 points 11 hours ago

To be clear, it's not librarians doing this. It's administration.

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spaghettiwestern 32 points 10 hours ago

Don't let where it appears on the the map fool you, Missouri is in the Deep South.

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SnoopSqueak 10 points 7 hours ago

"Yes, we had slaves, but they were the happiest slaves ever"

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Murse 12 points 6 hours ago

"We even named our state after their experience here!"

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meat 29 points 9 hours ago

Salt Lake City and Boise both made the pride flag the official city flag during pride month to get around new state restrictions on flying it.

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Blibly 19 points 6 hours ago

The bible is fucking everywhere why does it need to be in a library in the first place?

Oh I've read it btw it sucks

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Lushed_Lungfish 7 points 6 hours ago

If one actually reads and understands the bible, one will literally become anti-christianity.

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postmateDumbass 4 points 3 hours ago

You are supposed to believe on faith, because if you look at the evidence God is a dickcunt.

Or a cuntdick, depending on mood.

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Abyssian 6 points 6 hours ago

Idk, that scene where the two Lannister girls get their dad drunk to do sex with him caught my attention as a kid.

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Tollana1234567 3 points 3 hours ago

missouri will make an exception for the bible.

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VitoRobles 2 points an hour ago

Missouri is such a shithole where they'll demand you study religion but not Buddhist, Islam, wicca, spaghetti monster, jedi, gun, etc.

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LemUser -13 points 9 hours ago

Christianity is the most destructive force on the planet. Every war ever fought has been under the banner of Christianity.

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MelodiousFunk 30 points 9 hours ago

Every war ever fought has been under the banner of Christianity.

This may be the stupidest thing I have read all week. Or are all of the BC wars just sparkling conflict?

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titanicx 9 points 6 hours ago

Look, all those wars before Christianity existed were just skirmishes ok.

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joecitizen 20 points 9 hours ago

According to the Encyclopedia of Wars, out of all 1,763 recorded historical conflicts, 121, or 6.87%, had religion as their primary cause.

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Tikiporch 21 points 8 hours ago

Well, obviously they didn't mean literally every war.

What they meant to say was that every war ever fought under the banner of Christianity was fought under the banner of Christianity.

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nightwatch_admin 11 points 8 hours ago

Are you on crack? Look, you don’t need to like Christian beliefs but this is a load of old cobblers.

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daannii 3 points 3 hours ago

Weaponizing religion is the root of the issue. Not any specific religion. Just the ones that demand obedience to the few who say "God told me that I'm in charge and speak for God".

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